Introduction. The Battle Over Transparency

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Introduction. The Battle Over Transparency 1
5. PART ONE. National Stories
6. Chapter One. India. Grassroots Initiatives 19
7. Chapter Two. Toward a More Open China? 54
8. Chapter Three. Open Government in China Practice and Problems 92
9. Chapter Four. Central and Eastern Europe Starting from Scratch 116
10. Chapter Five. The Challenging Case of Nigeria 143
11. PART TWO. Themes
12. Chapter Six. Making the Law Work. The Challenges of Implementation 179
13. Chapter Seven. Prizing Open the Profit-Making World 214
14. Chapter Eight. The Struggle for Openness in the International Financial Institutions 243
15. Chapter Nine. Transparency and Environmental Governance 279
16. Chapter Ten. Transparency in the Security Sector 309
17. Conclusion. Whither Transparency? 337
18. Contributors 349
19. Index 353